China’s Climate Policy: Governing at the Core of Globalization
The issues faced by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in formulating its climate policydo not come from a denial of the reality of climate change, nor form a reluctance tointroduce new policies and regulations at the domestic level. They stem rather from generaldifficulties relating to the e...
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ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:hal-02186610v1 2023-05-15T15:51:54+02:00 China’s Climate Policy: Governing at the Core of Globalization Balme, Richard Centre d'études européennes et de politique comparée (Sciences Po, CNRS) (CEE) Sciences Po (Sciences Po)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2011-01 https://hal-sciencespo.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02186610 en eng HAL CCSD Lexxion info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/hdl/2441/5konp4tce4se7d09j4chm68k2 hal-02186610 https://hal-sciencespo.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02186610 SCIENCESPO: 2441/5konp4tce4se7d09j4chm68k2 ISSN: 1864-9904 Carbon and Climate Law Review https://hal-sciencespo.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02186610 Carbon and Climate Law Review, Lexxion, 2011, pp.44 - 56 [SHS.SCIPO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Political science info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2011 ftunivnantes 2022-09-27T23:50:27Z The issues faced by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in formulating its climate policydo not come from a denial of the reality of climate change, nor form a reluctance tointroduce new policies and regulations at the domestic level. They stem rather from generaldifficulties relating to the effective implementation of regulations in the Chinesepolitical system, and primarily from the incompatibility of different objectives, in particularthe achievement of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions with the technologyavailable and the growth of the Chinese economy, both in intensity and in content.One of the interesting paradoxes of this situation concerns the centrality of China'sgrowth model for the global economy, meaning that this country's domestic regulationhas potentially far-reaching implications for the major economies worldwide. Withoutfurther significant changes in the structure of the political economy of developed countries,China will neither want, nor be able, to bring about any rapid change in its developmentpath. To explain this situation, this paper reviews the drivers of policy developmentsaddressing climate change in the PRC before describing the policy instrumentsselected by China in the formulation of its climate change policy. The paper also considersthe position of the PRC in international climate change negotiations. Finally, itexamines the implementation of these policies and assesses their capacity to effectuatea low carbon transition in China. Article in Journal/Newspaper Carbon and Climate Law Review Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES |
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The issues faced by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in formulating its climate policydo not come from a denial of the reality of climate change, nor form a reluctance tointroduce new policies and regulations at the domestic level. They stem rather from generaldifficulties relating to the effective implementation of regulations in the Chinesepolitical system, and primarily from the incompatibility of different objectives, in particularthe achievement of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions with the technologyavailable and the growth of the Chinese economy, both in intensity and in content.One of the interesting paradoxes of this situation concerns the centrality of China'sgrowth model for the global economy, meaning that this country's domestic regulationhas potentially far-reaching implications for the major economies worldwide. Withoutfurther significant changes in the structure of the political economy of developed countries,China will neither want, nor be able, to bring about any rapid change in its developmentpath. To explain this situation, this paper reviews the drivers of policy developmentsaddressing climate change in the PRC before describing the policy instrumentsselected by China in the formulation of its climate change policy. The paper also considersthe position of the PRC in international climate change negotiations. Finally, itexamines the implementation of these policies and assesses their capacity to effectuatea low carbon transition in China. |
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China’s Climate Policy: Governing at the Core of Globalization |
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China’s Climate Policy: Governing at the Core of Globalization |
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China’s Climate Policy: Governing at the Core of Globalization |
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China’s Climate Policy: Governing at the Core of Globalization |
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China’s Climate Policy: Governing at the Core of Globalization |
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china’s climate policy: governing at the core of globalization |
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ISSN: 1864-9904 Carbon and Climate Law Review https://hal-sciencespo.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02186610 Carbon and Climate Law Review, Lexxion, 2011, pp.44 - 56 |
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